A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Council has voted to implement harsher punishments for copper wire thieves and stricter regulations for scrap metal businesses. Metro council passed an ordinance ...

For more than two decades, scrap processors in North America and Europe became accustomed to making regular shipments of baled wire and cable scrap to China. The nation’s buyers offered desirable ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

The world of recycling and salvage depends on scrap metal businesses to locate, gather and deliver various metals for further use and consumption. By operating a scrap metal business, a business owner ...

Scrap metal dealers turn trash into treasure by recycling metal in old cars, appliances, wiring and other junk. By paying people for their junk metal, scrap metal businesses help clean up the ...

This video takes you inside a scrap metal processing warehouse. Walk through the facility and learn the difference between clean scrap and dirty scrap, how each type is valued, and why sorting ...

A proposed bill in Olympia would add requirements for metal recyclers who purchase copper wire for scrap to disincentivize ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A three-month undercover investigation by the Metro Police Fraud Unit resulted in the raid of a Nashville scrap metal dealer accused of buying stolen copper and catalytic ...

WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) -- Whether it's beer kegs, cemetery vases, or copper wire, scrap metal thieves are always on the lookout for something they can turn into cash. "Scrap metal theft in the area is ...